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If you haven't seen this film, it’s one you simply must add to your list. Known for its heartbreaking story, based on true events, the film is one that has become a huge part of cinematic history. Directed by James Cameron, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane, Titanic has remained as popular as ever in the years since its release. The film tells the story of a seventeen-year-old aristocrat who falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic. According to Radio Times, there are films that hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Among these, Titanic received the most nominations, with 14.One f...

A crime film praised as one of the best of its kind, a classic, and underrated, is currently available for free on Amazon Prime. Going Off Big Time is a British gangster film written by Neil Fitzmaurice and directed by Jim Doyle. The drama, starring Bernard Hill, Dominic Carter, Neil Fitzmaurice and Stan Boardman, follows gangster Mark Clayton as he reminisces about his life of crime.The film, which has an impressive 83% score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 4.2 rating on Amazon, has been praised by fans, with some calling it one of the best films they have seen.One fan on Rotten Tomatoes wrote: "Another underrated and underexposed Brit film. True Classic!" Similarly, another viewer described the film as "pure class"."This is a classic film...a must see.. one of the best British Northern film ...

The Notebook was a noughties classic (Image: The Notebook)I loved The Notebook as a teenager, I thought it was a sweet film where we saw two people who were meant to be coming back together after years apart, through no fault of their own. However, when you look back at a film with older eyes, you can sometimes realise things, and that's exactly what happened when I watched The Notebook in hindsight. Far too often, we as an audience, can get wrapped up in the whole concept of a "first love", and not allow ourselves to realise that people grow up; it's happened one too many times. The Notebook was a prime example of this, because while Allie moved on, Noah hadn't, really, and when we saw them reunite we instantly wanted them back together. But life doesn't work that way, and when you loo...

A "masterpiece" comedy drama hailed by fans as a "masterpiece" is streaming now on Netflix. The Darjeeling Limited (2007) tells the story of three brothers, Francis, Peter, and Jack (played by Owen Wilson, two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman), who are estranged after their father's death but agree to meet in India for a "spiritual" train journey.Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Wallace Wolodarsky, Barbet Schroeder, and Anjelica Huston also star, with cameos from Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irrfan Khan, and Bill Murray. The film was directed by Wes Anderson, who co-wrote it with Roman Coppola and Schwartzman.The Darjeeling Limited, which was Anderson's fifth feature, is praised for its unconventional narrative and the signature stylistic flourishes from Anders...

It's Valentine's Day and something on everyone's to do list today should be at least one romcom, but in a world where they are available in abundance, it's really hard to pick them. As someone who works in the film and TV industry, and who has watched a LOT of romcoms in her time, I've pulled together some of my personal favourites, but I think there's something for everyone. Whether you love a classic will they/won't they? or if you adore following the tragic tale of trying to find love, there's something to add to your watch list. Now I will admit that one of the films on this list is controversial and only got a 53% score on Rotten Tomatoes, but for me it's a feel good film and I love adding one of those into my romcom lists. So, have you seen. any of these films before? Or will it b...

He's cinema's worst villain (Image: Channel 5/Orion Pictures)The terrifying Dr Hannibal Lecter first appeared in Thomas Harris’s 1981 novel Red Dragon and jumped right off the page.So compelling was this fictional monster, that Harris went on to write another three novels based on his gruesome cannibalistic ways — The Silence of the Lambs (1988), Hannibal (1999), and Hannibal Rising (2006).It was Harris’s second book that sparked off a megahit feature film, giving the world one of cinema’s most chilling characters to ever exist.Lecter wasn’t the only monster who came to life on the big screen either — Buffalo Bill, the movie’s main antagonist who lured, kidnapped, and then skinned women to wear them as ‘women suits’, was and continues to be the stuff of certified nightmares. What’s wors...

Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro are lovers in the film Casino (Image: Getty Images) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more A film hailed as "an absolute mob masterpiece" and "pure adrenaline" by movie enthusiasts is now streaming on ITVX. The movie, which premiered in 1995, centres on Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a Jewish-American gambling expert and handicapper who is recruited by the Chicago Outfit to manage the daily operations at the Tangiers Casino and hotel in Las Vegas.Key figures in the story include Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), a "made man" and childhood companion of Ace, and Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone), a savvy chip hustler who becomes Ace's wife and mother to his daughter. The narrative chronic...

Unspoken love is conveyed through shared culinary artistry (Image: Screenshot )A French period drama hailed as "a gourmand's dream of a film" is broadcasting on BBC Four tonight, with enthusiasts declaring it "the end-all-be-all of foodie films". The movie, released in 2023, is a French historical romantic drama set in 1889, centring on the 20-year partnership between celebrated gourmet Dodin and his cook, Eugénie.Their profound, unspoken love is conveyed through shared culinary artistry, but when Eugénie falls ill and refuses marriage, Dodin begins cooking for her, reversing their roles. The film stars Galatéa Bellugi as Violette, Bonnie Chagneau-Ravoire as Pauline, Benoît Magimel as Dodin, and Juliette Binoche as Eugénie. READ MORE: 'Best action movie of all time' that fans say is 'p...

A horror film branded "disturbing and dark" by viewers airs on Film4 this evening. The motion picture, which debuted in 2022, centres on Noa (portrayed by Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones), who encounters the charming Steve (Gossip Girl's Sebastian Stan) in a supermarket and, tired of dating apps, decides to give him her number.Following their initial date, Noa is captivated and agrees to Steve's suggestion of a romantic weekend escape, only to discover her new beau has been concealing some peculiar appetites and all is not what it appears. The picture marks Mimi Cave's directorial debut and has earned acclaim for its fusion of macabre comedy with horror and its satirical take on contemporary romance.The production received 19 award nominations, securing two victories, and has garne...

An Academy Award-winning picture featuring two prominent Hollywood stars has been lauded as "powerful" and "jaw-droppingly good" by cinema enthusiasts, and it's currently streaming on ITVX. The film, which hit screens in 2003, is a biographical crime drama chronicling the life of Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer, with Charlize Theron delivering an Oscar-winning portrayal of Wuornos and Christina Ricci as her partner, Selby Wall.The narrative traces Wuornos's harsh existence working as a prostitute, her intense yet turbulent romance with Selby, and her spiral into homicide following an act of self-defence against a violent punter, whilst also examining her frantic efforts to forge a brighter future. This critically lauded biographical crime drama marked the feature di...